Match Report
Metz II went into the game 15th in the table on 31 points; Boulogne sat 9th on 39 — an 8-point gap. The last five rounds placed Boulogne 4th in the league for form — higher than their 9th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Metz II ran at 1.3 scored and 1.77 conceded, Boulogne at 1.13 and 1.1.
Boulogne arrived off three straight defeats.
The match was played at Stade Dezavelle in Longeville-lès-Metz (capacity 3,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 2-2 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-3.